Scrophulariaceae Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.

Large Beardtongue

Kiowa - Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 51

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Scientific name: Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt.
USDA symbol: PEGR7 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Large Beardtongue
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Family (APG): Orobanchaceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Gastrointestinal Aid
Notes: Decoction of roots taken for stomachaches.

RECRD: 90968 id: 25919